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Perishables in the refrigerator, dry goods inside the vehicle in storage area. We haven;t had any problems, however in some places it's important to avoid leaving the door(s) open and unattended - baboons are very smart and work in teams. Haven;t had any problems with bears, however we haven't...

Ours (previous and current) are an impermeable base, two layers of memory foam (two different hysteresis factors), and a bamboo fabric top layer. Excellent!

Yellow knife is definitely worth a visit (the appellation "Yuppyknife" is not justified at all...). Winter in this area can be cold - I recall three days in Inuvik when we could not go outside for more than 20 seconds, we saw minus 110 deg C (with wind chill, admittedly).

Good point - I've been assuming that OP is planning for when restrictions allow - no idea when this will be, obviously.

We have 4 checklists: 1) Daily when we're not planning a longer trajectory - simple checks - walkaround and do a visual check on tyres, leaks, etc. make sure the windscreen and other windows are clean. Are we mentally and physically OK to drive? Have we slept 8 hours? Have we consumed alcohol...

Have you explored the Rock? Gros Morne is well worth some time. We can't help much on trailer selection - we're "minimalist" overlanders - we travel in a Montero set up to sleep inside (a bit limited with the three of you), and take the minimum with us. If you want to stick with the SUbaru...

A good point - far too easy to spend all of your time on the road. We assume 170 Km/day overall. Perhaps best to head straight through to Deadhorse, which would take us 27 days, but you could do in about 8-10 days if you go for it, then come back slowly, seeing the sights, which would take...

Hmm - for glaciars forget Tuktoyaktuk, and Deadhorse come to that. Both are in very flat tundra. You'll find glaciers in the Rockies. One of the best options is between Banff and Jasper, where you can get onto the glacier fairly easily. There are also glaciers in the USA's Rockies, and in...

Good point re the Arctic Ocean - Deadhorse is further from the sea.

So, I suggest leaving Banff, Jasper, and Rocky Mountain BC until another trip, as well as Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and more of Canada within a day or two's drive of the border. So, you could potentially (in 6 weeks) head efficiently to Dawson City and then you could get to...

I suppose you know that Tuktoyaktuk isn't in Alaska; it's not exactly on the way either, unless you plan a lengthy trip (in which case it'll be a lot of fun). You could either go to Tuktoyaktuk first, then return to Dawson City and on to Alaska, or vice versa, obviously. If I were doing this I...

We now have ARB camp chairs and they're excellent.

Short answer - No. Longer answer - we take measures to reduce the chances of theft - stuff built in is difficult to steal anyway; if we're remote from infrastructure our experience is that theft is very rare so we aren't worried, when we're in areas (cities in particular) where theft is more...

Hi - what are you planning to do? Drive to Vancouver Island and back, Tierra del Fuego and back? Enjoy weekend trips in NS?

I'd go to your nearest E.leClerc (www.e-leclerc.com) and ask there - for anything they don't have ask for recommendations.

We carry a wire saw and a machete. An axe is relatively heavy and voluminous, and (more to the point) I haven't needed one in 48 years of "overlanding". When we have had to deal with fallen trees we've used the machete or the wire saw (except for one occasion prior to getting the wire saw, when...

Hmm - the closest to an epic "mid-Atlantic" route I know is the road from Breiðdalsvík to Reykjavik via Akureyri - it's outstanding! (PS: my humble apologies - I couldn't resist...)

I admire what you're doing. It would be great to have the space you have, although obviously it's a challenge right now.

In fact, in our experience consumption in the mountains is about the same as highway consumption. We live in the most mountainous country in the Western Hemisphere, and get 16-17L/100 Km. Slow going on rocky trails is a bit higher but not much.

The closest we've been to this is wild-camping in the Serengeti - US380 for a day.